It is said that God created whiskey so the Irish wouldn’t rule the world. You know, there is some truth to that! You can’t spend much time thinking about Ireland without having Irish Whiskey come to mind, and when you think about Irish Whiskey, most would think about the undisputed, worldwide, best-selling Irish Whiskey, Jameson. The word “whiskey” comes from a Gaelic word that means “water of life”. The family motto is Sine Metu, which means “without fear” and was awarded to the family in the 1500s for their bravery fighting pirates. With a motto like that, it’s easy to understand how this family found enormous success.

In this video, I’ll start off by giving some of the basic backstory and history about Jameson. I’ll tell you about the company’s leadership and how it became the best-selling of all Irish Whiskey brands. Then, we will take you on the tour of the Bow Street Distillery, showing you the sights, with most of it narrated by our tour guide, and my pal, Gavin Owens.

It all started with a man with a dream, the patriarch of the brand, John Jameson I. Jameson was born in Alloa, Scotland in 1740 and he was a lawyer by trade. He married Margaret Haig, the daughter of John Haig, the famous whiskey distiller in Scotland. He came to Dublin in the early 1770s and joined the Dublin Freemasons in 1774. Four of his sons came with him and began distilling whiskey and even competed against their father and brothers. One of the Jameson brothers, Andrew, was the grandfather of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy!

The Bow Street Brewery was founded in 1780 and at that time over one hundred breweries and distilleries were in Dublin. In the next hundred years, the Bow Street Distillery grew to almost 6 acres. John Jameson died on December 3, 1823 but passed the leadership of the operation to his son John Jameson II, In 1804. John II carried notebooks where he jotted down experimental recipes and general notes about the goings on of the operation. These notebooks have become very valuable and have documented the history of Jameson.

The next up to lead Jameson was, John Jameson III, who took over in 1851. John III had attended the prestigious Trinity College, as well as serving in Dublin as a Justice of the Peace, and High Sheriff. By the 1870s the distillery was a city within a city with hundreds of workers such as coopers, carpenters, blacksmiths, painters, and stone masons. In 1875, John Jameson IV took control of the company and was the last of the direct sons of John Jameson I, to do so. John IV was also a Justice of the Peace and a High Sheriff, but in addition he was a Commissioner for Irish Lights, who were a group of men in charge with managing the lighthouses in Ireland.

John Jameson IV did not have any children, so in 1905, the leadership of the company passed to his first-cousin The Right Honorable Andrew Jameson, who was a grandson of John Jameson II. Andrew also served as High Sheriff of County Dublin, Chairman of the Irish Lights Commission, Governor of the Bank of Ireland, President of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and eventually became a Senator in the Irish Free State.

Another event of note was the 1916 Easter Rising that began the Irish rebellion that lead to Ireland’s Independence from the United Kingdom. During the chaos, a sniper was positioned on the roof of Jameson. World War I created coal and corn shortages and the distillery was forced to close from 1917-1918. When Jameson reopened in 1919, they experienced a boom in business and didn’t skip a beat. In 1927 the famous Barrelman was created.

In 1941 another Jameson took command. George Lionel Jameson, another cousin of Andrew, and the great-grandson of John Jameson II. George also was a Captain in the Royal Engineers and saw action in South Africa during the Boer War. In 1961, the last direct descendant of the Jameson family took over as leader of Jameson. Alexander “Aleck” C. Crichton was the grandson of the former leader Andrew Jameson and the great-great-grandson of John Jameson II.

Jameson ceased the production of whiskey at the Bow Street Distillery on June 5, 1970, almost 200 years from when it started there! The distilling operations were moved to Midleton, County Cork, Ireland where it is produced to this day. By 1997 a visitor’s center was opened and upgraded in 2007, and continues to be improved upon. In 2018 Jameson Bow Street was awarded the “World’s Leading Distillery Tour”, at the 25th World Travel Awards.

After this history lesson, the video takes you on a tour of Bow Street.

By the way, be sure to see our video about the history and tour of one of the world’s most popular beverages, Guinness!

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